MEDFORD — The end of a busy stretch of baseball finally caught up with the Roseburg Dr. Stewart’s in the nightcap of a doubleheader at Jim McAbee Field at North Medford High School on Tuesday.

In their eighth game in six days, the Docs suffered their first Area IV loss in a 12-5 defeat to the Medford Mustangs.

“Not many of these kids have played eight games in six days,” said Docs coach Jeremiah Robbins. “In fact, I don’t know the last time I coached eight games in six days. We just kind of hit the wall in that second game.”

Dr. Stewart’s (8-4; 3-1 Area IV) took a 1-0 lead over Medford in the top of the second, but the Mustangs took the lead for good with four runs in the third off of starter Dallas McGill.

Medford (6-7; 2-2) recorded 11 hits against the Docs to get their first win against Roseburg in three tries this season.

The Docs started the doubleheader with Medford by winning a back-and-forth affair 10-9. Dr. Stewart’s notched 15 hits against four Mustangs pitchers and Drake Borschowa and Cody Johnson held off the ‘Stangs down the stretch to pick up the win and save, respectively.

The win in game one gave the Docs a season-best four-game winning streak. Roseburg had swept Klamath Falls in a league doubleheader on Monday. Even though the winning streak came to an end, coach Robbins was very pleased with his team’s start to league play.

“Very, very proud of them,” Robbins said. “It’s always tough going down to K-Falls and Medford and to do that in back-to-back days and come out of it 3-1, we’ll take that every day.”

Doran Gillespie continued to slug the ball well in Medford, following his two home runs in Klamath Falls. Gillespie had a double and a triple with two RBIs in game one of the twin bill.

Johnathan Stone went 4-for-8 (.500) in the doubleheader with Medford, striking two doubles and driving in three runs.

The Docs sit in second place in the Area IV standings, just behind Willamette Valley (6-2; 2-0). The Titans started league play with a sweep of Eugene on Tuesday in Springfield.

Dr. Stewart’s now have a well deserved break before getting back to competition against Humboldt (CA) on Saturday at 1 p.m. Legion Field.

“They’ve earned every bit of a day off,” Robbins explained. He added that so have the coaches.

Prior to playing against Humboldt, the Docs will host a two-day youth camp on Thursday and Friday. Young baseball players get the chance to go through drills and get coaching from the Docs players and coaches. The camp runs 9 a.m. to noon on both days.

Game one

Roseburg 143;010;1 — 10;15;1

Medford 053;000;1 — 9;11;2

Hope, Borschowa (3), Cody Johnson (7) and Six; Dylan Marsh, Shields (3), Serean (6), Buchanan (7) and Passey. WP — Borschowa, 1-1. LP — Shields. SV — Cody Johnson, 1. 2B — Caden Johnson (R), Stoffal (R), Gillespie (R), Stone (R), Ankeny (M), Sandoval (M), Thompson (M). 3B — Gillespie (R), Buchanan (M).

Game two

Roseburg 010;040;0 — 5;7;1

Medford 004;350;X —12;11;1

McGill, Pettibone (3), Zeimet (5) and Six; Thompson and Passey. WP — Thompson. LP — McGill, 0-3. 2B — Zeimet (R), Stone (R), Passey (M), Sandoval (M). 3B — Buchanan (M), Darin Marsh (M).